BUFFALO — Toyota’s plant in Buffalo will be the company’s first in the United States to produce transaxles for hybrid cars, a $115 million project that further solidifies the 21-year-old plant’s role for the automobile giant, company officials said Tuesday.

When Rodney Osborne was crushed to death in a Boone County coal mine in June, a key piece of safety equipment meant to prevent such fatalities had been turned off, according to a state investigative report made public on Monday.

As our focus has sharpened with the passage of time, American music of the mid-20th century now appears to be just the first flowering of the gilded age of music composition in which we currently live.

Nathan Rees, Lauren Campbell, Sidnee Morgan and Brandon Nutter walk their dogs along the ridge at Dolly Sods Wilderness on Sunday. The group came from Ravenswood to enjoy the view of the leaves changing color as October approaches.

Nathan Rees, Lauren Campbell, Sidnee Morgan and Brandon Nutter walk their dogs along the ridge at Dolly Sods Wilderness on Sunday. The group came from Ravenswood to enjoy the view of the leaves changing color as October approaches.